Rebirth Counterattack with Space
Chapter 92: Returning Full-Loaded (Part 2)

Chapter 92: Chapter 92: Returning Full-Loaded (Part 2)

All the game was processed by Lu Aiguo and Shitou. Even Xia Yuan, Lu Aiguo wouldn’t let her watch.

Lu Aiguo felt it was normal for his daughter to be scared, and he assumed his wife would be the same. Women, after all, might appear brave when facing such bloody tasks, but who knows how scared they might be inside... So, even though Xia Yuan insisted she was not afraid, Lu Aiguo always looked at her with a "who are you kidding?" expression, which amused Lu Yun greatly.

Since they were in the mountains, they feared the scent of blood from the game might attract unwanted attention. Lu Aiguo and Shitou processed the prey in a special box truck that Lu Yun had released.

Although there was a lot of game, there was no hurry since the meat wouldn’t spoil, so the two men took their time. By the time they were ready to head back, more than half of the game was still unprocessed.

The group entered their home in the faint moonlight.

After returning home, taking a bath, and having a meal, Lu Aiguo packed up some chestnuts, yams, various fresh fruits, and the processed meat of wild boars, hares, pheasants, and ducks and went to deliver some to Uncle Lu and Second Uncle Lu’s families, also to let them know they were safe.

First, he went to Uncle Lu’s house, which was actually a bit further away. He brought five or six pounds of chestnuts, over ten pounds of yams, some apples, kiwi fruits, watermelon, and other fresh fruits, as well as thirty pounds of pork and a wild pheasant.

Every time Lu Aiguo returned from the mountains, he would deliver goods to them late at night. The families of Uncle Lu and Second Uncle Lu were already used to this.

This time, seeing the wild boar meat and how there was more than usual, Uncle Lu asked a few questions in the yard. His wife couldn’t help but heap praises on him for his capability and told Lu Aiguo to come over for drinks another day before letting him go.

After returning home and grabbing more goodies, Lu Aiguo didn’t forget to tell Xia Yuan and the others to go to sleep early. Then he went to Second Uncle Lu’s place.

When Lu Aiguo arrived, Second Uncle Lu and his wife breathed a sigh of relief. He had been on the mountain for quite some time. Even though they had been forewarned, they couldn’t help but worry. Seeing him return safe and sound was a huge relief.

Lu Aiguo directly took the items to the kitchen while the others followed. They were astounded to see, aside from the wild boar meat Lu Aiguo was carrying that weighed around fifty or sixty pounds, there were also a wild pheasant and a duck without feathers, both around ten pounds each, chestnuts, yams, fresh mushrooms, wood ear fungi, wild vegetables, and fresh fruits like apples, kiwi fruits, goji berries, hawthorns, and plums.

"I’ll bring you a watermelon tomorrow," Lu Aiguo said with a smile.

"Why so many things this time? And wild boar meat, too. Did you encounter a wild boar? Are you all okay?" Second Uncle Lu’s wife looked Lu Aiguo up and down, worried that he might have been injured but was hiding it from them.

Lu Aiguo hurriedly shook his head, "No injuries. We first found two wild boars, then set a trap and lured them into it. We really hit the jackpot this time. We got over a thousand pounds of meat. We’re keeping just over two hundred pounds for ourselves. If we salt the meat, it can last a long time. I’m also planning to deliver some to Aijiao and Aimei’s families tomorrow."

"It’s good that you’re fine. You’ve really hit the jackpot this time."

Hearing that no one was injured and they had acquired so much wild boar meat, Second Uncle Lu’s wife was overjoyed. "Why keep so much for yourselves? A few tens of pounds are enough. You might as well sell the rest for money. That way, your trip to Haicheng could be easier," she suggested.

"Didn’t you always tell us from a young age that no matter how much money you make, it will never be enough, and that the only real wealth is having a good body from food you eat yourself?" Lu Aiguo couldn’t help but laugh, "Two hundred pounds might sound like a lot, but once it’s divided among several families, there won’t be much left."

Lu Aiguo leaned in closer, wrapping an arm around his second aunt’s shoulder, and whispered, "Aside from the yams and fruits, we gave about thirty pounds of pork and a pheasant to our eldest uncle. You’re getting sixty pounds here. Each of my sisters’ families will get thirty pounds as well. In the end, there’ll be around fifty pounds left, and after what we eat these next few days, we’ll cure the rest and take it to Haicheng. You see, it doesn’t add up to much, does it?"

"Why did you bring so much to us? Why don’t you cut from what you’re giving your sisters and just give each family ten or so pounds? Giving too much might not be a good thing. I’m just afraid it’ll bring out a couple of greedy people. Better that you take more with you to Haicheng!"

His second aunt’s eyes twinkled with mirth.

She naturally felt incredibly happy and relieved about Lu Aiguo’s consistent behavior of being more attached to his own family and always remembering to look out for Lu Aijiao and Lu Aimei.

In her heart, she thought, after all, they’re blood relatives; that bond is there, evident for all to see. Even if Lu Aiguo himself didn’t realize it, he was still closer to his own family than to outsiders. As she pondered this, she felt a bittersweet ache.

Then her thoughts shifted to the annoying matters stirred up by her daughter-in-law’s family and in-laws, and her expression soured with irritation.

"Did something happen?"

Lu Aiguo reflected briefly and acknowledged that he had indeed been giving gifts rather frequently of late. It seemed that in the future, aside from visiting his second uncle, he should restrain himself a bit when it came to others.

"Isn’t it because I’m heading to Haicheng? The other times were just coincidences. This time it’s because wild boar meat is rare, and who knows when we’ll encounter it again?"

Lu Aiguo promptly explained. What he meant was, once he left for Haicheng, the farm work would still need his second uncle and Aibing to put in a lot of effort, but he wouldn’t be able to bring them mountain goods as frequently as before. So these past few days he’d been a bit extravagant, giving away more, with a sense of trying to make up for it, wasn’t that so?

"It’s better to encounter it less often; wild boars are dangerous. We don’t lack that bit of meat," his second aunt said with a mix of amusement and annoyance, patting him lightly and speaking irritably when she heard he almost wished for more encounters with wild boars.

Lu Aiguo just chuckled "heh heh" twice.

His second aunt looked at him helplessly, recognizing that he hadn’t taken her words to heart, and she couldn’t help but think that it might be a good thing for him to go to Haicheng, so he’d stop going up to the mountains all the time. Although he could protect himself, it still made her constantly anxious, which was too uncomfortable. His move to Haicheng, even though she would see him less each year, would at least lessen her worries.

"Don’t worry, what exactly happened?"

"Oh, hasn’t it been the commotion at your second sister’s place these past few days? But at least they’ve finally separated..."

The smile vanished from the second aunt’s face, "What were those all about? I regretted preventing you from teaching Xie Changgen a lesson a few days ago. He deserved a good beating to prevent future foolishness, really."